Insider Buying: Marston’s PLC (LON:MARS) Insider Acquires £50,398.65 in Stock

Marston’s PLC (LON:MARS) insider Hayleigh Lupino acquired 111,997 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 23rd. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 45 ($0.57) per share, for a total transaction of £50,398.65 ($63,346.72).

Hayleigh Lupino also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, December 11th, Hayleigh Lupino acquired 45,736 shares of Marston’s stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 43 ($0.54) per share, for a total transaction of £19,666.48 ($24,719.05).

Marston’s Stock Performance

Shares of LON:MARS traded down GBX 1.40 ($0.02) during trading on Monday, hitting GBX 44.10 ($0.55). 1,612,920 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,800,241. The company has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 40.31 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 38.55. Marston’s PLC has a 52-week low of GBX 25.55 ($0.32) and a 52-week high of GBX 47.75 ($0.60). The company has a market cap of £279.67 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1,470.00, a P/E/G ratio of -0.16 and a beta of 1.68. The company has a quick ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 0.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 269.71.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently commented on MARS. Shore Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Marston’s in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Marston’s in a research report on Wednesday, September 11th.

Marston’s Company Profile

Marston’s PLC operates managed, franchised, tenanted, partnership, and leased pubs in the United Kingdom. It is also involved in the property management; telecommunications; and insurance businesses. The company was formerly known as The Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries PLC and changed its name to Marston’s PLC in January 2007.